Holder for yarn spools and the like



w.GE1DNER j f y2,052,648 HOLDER FOR YARN sPQQLs "AND THE'LIKE Filed June 29, 1933 Dec. 1,-1936.

Patented Dec.` l, 1936 HOLDER FOR YARN SPOOLS AND THE LIKE Wilhelm Geidner, Kempten-Allg'acu, Germany Application June 29, 1933, Serial No.' 678,175 In Germany March 16, 1933 3 Claims.

Y This invention relates to yarnholders as they are used for carrying the spools of textiles in the dyeing and drying apparatus.

An object of this inventiony is to vprovide a 5 yarnholder the manufacture of which is inexpensive and simple.

An object of this invention is to provide a 2 the yarn or textile spools'and accommodating a plurality of spools said spools together with the yarnholder forming a straight column An object of this invention is to provide a yarnholder adapted to accommodate a plurality of yarnspools and definitely preventing a toppling over of the spools or a collapsing of the column made up of said spools. t

An object of the present invention is to provide a foot-piece for yarnholders which secures drying or bleaching chamber and facilitates the withdrawal of the holders together with the spools from the chamber whereby the time required for taking the spools out ofthe apparatus 35 for their wet treatment and placing them into the drying apparatus where the material is dried by applying a vacuum, circulating hot air or by centrifugal action is considerable shortened.

An object of this invention is to provide a 40 holds the spools andpermits the free movement, expansion and contraction of the yarn material during the dyeing, drying or bleaching process c within certain predetermined limits. 45 An object of this invention is to provide a holder for textile oryarn spools consisting of a centerpiece snugly ting into the sockets of the spools a foot-piece for definitely securing the holder for example in a dyeing, drying or bleaching apparatus, intermediate distance-pieces for maintaining a certain predetermined distance between the individual spools and also limitingthe expansiorrof the spools during the dyeing, drying or bleaching process and a closing-piece for denitely securing all spools on the holder said a reliable seating of the holder in the dyeing',

holder for textile or yarn spools which definitely' foot, distance and closing pieces being provided with small sloping flanges of such a configuration as to facilitate the free movement of the dyeing,.drying or bleaching substance in a radial direction and to prevent an exit of the liquid in 5 an axial direction and close to the sockets of the spools. c

An object of this invention is to provide a holder for yarn spools' and the like in dyeing, drying or bleaching apparatus which holds, a 10 plurality of spools having a hollow center piece or socket and which permits the building up-of a straight column of such spools on top of each other and a continuous interior opening without any obstruction tothe flow of the dyeing, drying or bleaching medium.

An object of this invention is to provide a holder for yarn spools and the like having a hollow center part said holder being within said hollow center part and of such a configuration as to facilitate the flow of the dyeing, drying or bleaching medium in an axial direction and also in a radial direction from the center into the spools.

An object'of this invention is to provide a yarnholder as specified in the foregoing-object and adapted to hold a splurality of spoolsin a straight column independent from the size and diameter of the spools.

An object of this invention is the'provision of a yarnholder for holding a plurality of yarnspools on top of one another in a rigidly connected column which can easily be taken as ,a whole for example out of a dyeing bath and transferred for example into 'a drying apparatus. 35

Further and other objects ofthe present inventio'n will be vhereinafter set forth in the accompanying specification and claims and shown in the drawing which, by way of illustration, show what I now consider to be a preferred em- 40 bodiment of the invention.

In the drawing: f

Fig. 1 is a cross-section through a. complete assembly of a holder according to my invention holding three yarnspools.

Fig. 2 is a cross-section along line 2-2 of the assembly shown on Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows va modication of a holder for yarnspools.v showing particularly the method by which the top or closing piece is applied.

Fig. 4 shows a modification of a. construction of the foot piece of al holder for yarn'spools according to my invention. 4

Referring more particularly to the drawing I are the yarnspools or spools ,carryirj other fabrios or textiles. The spools I are. provided with sockets 2 which are pushed over the holder proper 3'. This may be a profile bar having three legs.

and of a cross-sectional configuration as shown on Fig. 2, or it may be a tube provided with holes as shown on Fig. 3 where this part is designated by 4. The tube may be solid drawn or rolled and having a seam 5. The holder proper 3 or 4 together with the spools I forms a yarn column which may be held together and to the dyeing, drying or bleaching apparatus by screwing or preferably according to my invention by pushing or sleeve construction which greatlyv facilitates and speeds up assembly and disassembly of the column. The columns as a whole are treated for dyeing, drying or bleaching the textiles or yarn on the spools. The dyeing, drying or bleaching medium which may be in a liquid or gaseous state enters the column through the foot piece 8 at 2| and is forced through the holes 22 of the sockets 2 and through the Aspools into the Ichamber which may contain a great number of such columns. The medium may also circulate in the opposite .direction or be pumped forward and backward to intensify the treatment.

A foot-piece 6 is provided having a cone shaped outside contour 1 which ts into the opening 8 of the dyeing, drying or bleaching apparatus and securely holds the column. The holder 3 snugly ts into this foot-piece or is expanded into it. The foot-piece 6 has a shoulder 9 and a ange I of just so great a diameter as to give support to the spool I. It is obvious that the pushing of the column into the aperture 8 is an operation which is easy and requires little time compared with constructions which use screws at-this point.

again are small and slightly sloping to giveisupport to the spools and at th same time give free access to thedyeing, drying or bleaching medium and prevent the iiowing out of this medium along the sockets without its having fulfilled its purpose. These distance-pieces II as well as the foot-piece 6-and the cap I 1 are provided with internal shoulders I3 having an opening large enough to accommodate the holder proper 3 but suiiiciently small to prevent the socket from gov'ing through. 'I'here is a certain .amount of clearance I4 provided permitting a certain amount of expansion of the spools and atv the same time also limiting their compression for example by tightening up the screw I1 too much. Finally a head-piece I5 is attached having again a iiange I6 of similar design as anges I0`and I2. This head-piece I5 may be secured to the holder 3 by screwing as illustrated (II) or it may be pushed on to the holder. In the latter case it is advisable to make the end of the holder resilient by cutting a slot I8 as shown-in Fig. 4 in `one of the legs of the profile bar. In addition one or more of the legs may be widened out and have a pad like projection I9 (Fig. 4).

This same construction-slot and/or expansion of one or more legsmay be used for securing the column or rather the holder in apertures 8 of the dyeing, drying or bleaching apparatus;

these apertures in this case having a cylindrical coniguration as shown on Fig. 4.

. Fig-3 shows a holder of tubular configuration and having holes to permit a free flow of the dyeing, drying or bleaching medium from the center into the spools. It is obvious that such a design constitutes a greater obstruction -to the iiow of the medium than does the prole bar I on Fig. 1. The profile bar may be made to snugly t into the sockets 2 which gives stability to the column. Any other configuration of the holder necessitates a certain amount of clearance to reduce the resistance to the flow of the dyeing, drying or bleaching medium making the whole construction somewhat loose. For holding the cap I5 the tube may be provided with a slot 20 and slightly expanded which renders the end of the tube resilient and secures the cap.

Although the holder 3 shown on Fig.- 1 is preferable to the other shapes this invention is not limited tothe use of such a particular configuration of the holder. 'I'he holder may also be made of a solid round or ilat bar or of a bar havving a polygonal cross section or it may be made up of a plurality of strips. The holder may also be made of a tube. Any number of spools may be lined on one holder or there may be just one spool on the holder.

While I believe the above described embodiments of my invention are preferred embodiments, I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the exact details of process, design and construction shown and described, for obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

What I claim is:

1. In a yarn-dyeing, bleaching, and -drying mechanism comprising a spool-carrier and perforated-tube yarn-spools mountable thereon and having projecting tube ends, mounting means for said spools each comprising a liquid-circulating spool-supporting spindle, a hollow foot-piece for connection of said spindle to said carrier, and liquid-circulating substantially tubular distancepieces relatively adjustable axially upon said spindle and upon the projecting ends of said perforated-tube yarn-spools, the internal liquidcirculating diameter of said distance-pieces being at least equal to the internal diameter of said perforated-tube yarn-spools.

2. In alyarn-dyeing, -bleaching, and -drying mechanism comprising a spool-carrier and perforated-tube yarn-spools mountable thereon and having projecting tube ends, mounting pieces for saidV spools each comprising a liquid-circulating spool-supporting spindle, a hollow foot-piece for connection of said spindle to said carrier, liquidcirculating substantially tubular distance-pieces relatively adjustable axially upon said spindle and upon the projecting ends of said perforatedtube yarn-spools, said distance-pieces having an internally projecting annular shoulder forming a liquid-circulating orifice and being adapted to abuttngly cooperate with the projecting ends of said perforated-tube yarn-spools, said orice having a diameter which is at least equal to the internal diameter of said perforated-tube yarnspools.

3. In a yarn-dyeing, -bleaching, vand -drying mechanism comprising a spool-carrier and perforated-tube yam-spools mountable thereon and" having projecting tube anda-mounting means for said spools each comprisingV a liquid-circulating spool-supporting spindle, a foot-piece connected with said spindle for removably inserting said spindle into said carrier and supporting the Towermost of said spools, liquid-circulating sub- 5 projecting ends of said perforated-tube yarn.

spools, theinternal liquid-circulating diameter of said distance pieces being at least equal to the internal diameter of Said perforated-tube yarnspools, said foot-piece having a smooth outside contour and being adapted to be axially and slidably pushed into said carrier and tosecure a. reliable hold therein.

' WILHELM GEIDNER. 

